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Went on a 5-day, 1400-mile road trip all over parts of Oregon and Northern California for the first time with my buddy Shaun. We slept in the car, woke up at sunrise to photograph, and stayed up until 3 in the morning to see the Milky Way. In the end, were exhausted and badly in need of a shower, but I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

Various state/national parks in Oregon and California. July 2016. (Instagram)

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When writing couples, I like to use the Kiss Rule:

If they have to kiss for you to know they’re in love, you’re not writing a romance right.

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This Fursona Generator is both amazing and genuinely terrifying. It comes up with stuff like “black hamster. it is made of glass. it never blinks.” BUT THEN ALSO  “fairy crab. it is a witch. it is always coated in glitter.”

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Write what you know. Write what you want to know more about. Write what you’re afraid to write about.

—Cec Murphy, Advice on Writing (original source: http://writetodone.com/where-to-find-inspiration)

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Reaching a point in your story where you just want to...

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Good writers share many qualities, but simplicity and clarity are two of the most important. This infographic highlights some of the most commonly misused words in English. If you want to appear competent, try not to make these mistakes.

12 of the Most Misused English Words

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My favorite part of developing new characters will always be naming them

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Mine is to finish this godforsaken novel I’ve been working on for like 5 years. My goal is 10,000 words per month until next December or I finish, whichever comes first. I’ve won NaNo so this is a very lazy word count but IT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

What’s your 2015 Writing Resolution? Send it to us in an ask and I’ll add it to this post!

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When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.

Gretchen Rubin and other celebrated minds on the rhythm of creativity. (via explore-blog)

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A day in which I don’t write leaves a taste of ashes.

Simone De Beauvoir

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7 Dangers To Avoid In A Literary Agency Contract

It’s happened—a literary agency contract! Some writers who are offered an agreement from a literary agency simply sign on the dotted line without fully understanding what’s at stake. Maybe they have an implicit trust in their future literary agency. Or maybe they’re so excited and overcome by emotion, they’re not thinking clearly.

But before you sign a contract with a literary agent, here are few potential trouble spots you need to watch out for.

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Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do― to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street.

Stephen King

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Neil Gaiman’s 8 Rules of Writing, a remake of this post. Source.

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//Absurdly helpful for people writing royal characters and/or characters who interact with royalty and members of the nobility.

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"Why do we write fiction?" Professor Piper asked. Cath look down at her notebook. To disappear.

Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell